England will bid to complete the second half of its Ashes mission when it faces arch-rival Australia in the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street starting on Friday.

The drawn third Test at Old Trafford left England an unassailable 2-0 up in the series with two to play and meant it had retained the Ashes.

But it left open the possibility of a shared series, something that hasn't happened in an Ashes campaign since 1972.